Colossus of Constantine

Colossus of Constantine
Fragments of the Colossus of Constantine
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Yearc. 312–315 AD
TypeWhite marble, brick, wood, gilded bronze
LocationCapitoline Museums, Rome, Italy
Coordinates41°53′30″N 12°29′18″E / 41.8918°N 12.4883°E / 41.8918; 12.4883

The Colossus of Constantine (Italian: Statua Colossale di Costantino I) was a monumental acrolithic statue depicting Constantine the Great (r. 25 July 306 CE – 22 May 337 CE) that occupied the apse of the Basilica of Maxentius in the early 4th century. Surviving fragments of the Colossus are now on display in the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori as part of the Capitoline Museums.

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